Denver & Rio Grande Scenic Line Band members march in curb-hugging lines as they bring up the rear of one of Salida’s many parades. Horse-drawn floats and fire equipment obviously preceded the band. The parade route is eastbound on First Street, almost at its intersection with F Street. To the right of the Union Hotel is an assayer and chemist; Henry’s Place, a saloon, is in the frame building and the sign on the wall advertises Dr. Kilmer’s...

Located at the west corner of G and Second streets, a lumber yard had been established by V. C. Davenport, with a railroad siding in the rear. A load of wood roof shingles was ready for delivery to a new home site. The fenced area (at left) was a livery stable that became the base of operations for E. G. Hellman’s Turret & Whitehorn Stage Line in 1903. Steve Frazee Collection.

Although most of the mess from the January 1888 fire is cleaned up in this summer photo, evidence can still be seen. Despite a massive rebuilding effort – mostly in brick this time – there are still many open lots along F Street above First Street. Rubble from the fire is visible where it was dumped along the bank of the Arkansas River near the F Street Bridge. After two major fires, it is interesting to note how much larger the area that is today...

A photograph of Salida taken on Tenderfoot Mountain before 1890. Ernest Brownson Collection.

Real estate appraisal card. 130 W. Sackett Avenue, pt. SE 1/4, Sec. 32 T 50N R 9E, in Salida, Colorado. This building was constructed about 1906. The 1909 and 1914 Sanborn maps show this building divided into six units and labeled "female boarding," a Sanborn Map Company euphemism for a place of prostitution. This building is visible on 1926 and late 1930s overview photographs of Salida taken from Tenderfoot Hill. These "cribs" were operated by...

Real estate appraisal card. 227 E. 1st Street, block 23, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1886 and 1888. The 1903-04 city directory listed four persons living at this address. Two women living here were: Mrs. Helen Hinds, for whom no occupation was listed, and Mrs. Minnie E. Hull, an owner of Hull & Wise, a newsstand and cigar store. Also living here were Louis H. Ashenfelter, a helper for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, ...

Real estate appraisal card. 200 E. 1st, lots 15 & 16, block 3, in Salida, Colorado. This card is mislabeled as 304 1st Street. The eastern part of this building appears to have been erected on or before 1926, as it appears in a 1926 photograph. The 1929 Sanborn map labels it a store. The 1930-31 city directory lists Waggoner's Tire Shop, operated by Ray S. and Harry E. Waggoner, at this address. The 1945 Sanborn map shows two buildings: a filling...

Real estate appraisal card. 142 W. 1st Street, lot 18, block 5, in Salida, Colorado. According to Sanborn fire insurance maps, the western half of this building (number 142) was constructed between 1898 and 1904. The eastern half (number 140) was built in 1908, according to a list of principal improvements published by the Salida Mail in January 1909. The 1904 Sanborn map shows the western part with a grocery store on the first floor and a one-story...

Real estate appraisal card. 214 E. 1st Street, lot 17, block 3, in Salida, Colorado. This terrace was erected in 1899 at a cost of $4,500 by Haight and Churcher, who conducted a furniture and undertaking business and were builders and contractors in early Salida. The June 5, 1900 edition of the Salida Semi­ Weekly Mail reported that each side of the terrace had six rooms, exclusive of halls and bathrooms. "These are strictly modern homes, everything...

Real estate appraisal card. 222 E. 1st Street, lot 19, block 3, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built prior to 1886. The 1927-28 city directory indicates that Hays B. Gibson, a foreman with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived here. Gibson was also listed here in 1930-31. By 1951, this was the home of Mrs. F.A. Meinke. Ralph and Wilma Sweet Jived here in 1961. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are...